1984_Challenge_Cup
The 1983–84 Challenge Cup was the 83rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the State Express Challenge Cup due to sponsorship by State Express 555, the final was contested by Widnes and Wigan at Wembley. Widnes won the match 19–6.
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Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Kent Invicta | 20–42 | Castleford | 1,643 |
2 | Barrow | 12–14 | Workington Town | 5,132 |
3 | Blackpool Borough | 10–27 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2,758 |
4 | Bradford Northern | 20–4 | Featherstone Rovers | 7,542 |
5 | Bramley | 10–10 | Wigan | 3,968 |
Replay | Wigan | 34–4 | Bramley | 5,815 |
6 | Cardiff City | 6–34 | Hull | 2,735 |
7 | Doncaster | 11–8 | Batley | 634 |
8 | Halifax | 7–19 | Wakefield Trinity | 4,402 |
9 | Hunslet | 21–10 | Keighley | 1,466 |
10 | Oldham | 28–10 | Huyton | 2,552 |
11 | Rochdale Hornets | 8–17 | York | 756 |
12 | St. Helens | 16–10 | Leigh | 6,556 |
13 | Salford | 16–24 | Leeds | 4,299 |
14 | Warrington | 34–16 | Huddersfield | 3,064 |
15 | Whitehaven | 10–17 | Fulham | 1,683 |
16 | Widnes | 54–10 | Dewsbury | 4,005 |
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Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | St. Helens | 24–14 | Hull | 5,815 |
2 | Castleford | 23–16 | Warrington | 8,029 |
3 | Fulham | 10–12 | Widnes | 3,591 |
4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 40–7 | Doncaster | 6,959 |
5 | Hunslet | 7–17 | Bradford Northern | 6,956 |
6 | Wakefield Trinity | 12–20 | York | 3,222 |
7 | Wigan | 30–6 | Oldham | 9,515 |
8 | Workington Town | 3–12 | Leeds | 4,110 |
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Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Widnes | 21–10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8,017 |
2 | Leeds | 13–13 | Bradford Northern | 17,494 |
Replay | Bradford Northern | 10–12 | Leeds | 18,424 |
3 | St. Helens | 7–16 | Wigan | 20,007 |
4 | York | 14–12 | Castleford | 8,529 |
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More information Wigan, 14 – 8 ...
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24 March 1984 |
More information Widnes, 15 – 4 ...
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31 March 1984 |
Widnes were appearing at Wembley for the seventh time in the last ten years, while Wigan were making their first appearance in the final since 1970. Widnes were the winners of a fairly one-sided encounter by a score of 19–6, with Joe Lydon winning the Lance Todd Trophy.[2]
More information Widnes, 19 – 6 ...
Widnes | 19 – 6 | Wigan |
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Try: Lydon (2), O'Loughlin Goal: Burke (3) Drop goal: S. O'Neill |
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Try: Hemsley Goal: Whitfield |
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5 May 1984 |
Wembley, London Attendance: 80,116 Referee: Billy Thompson (Huddersfield) Player of the Match: Joe Lydon |
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- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1983/84 results at Rugby League Project